Okay, a couple more just OFF the workbench. Building up my MOW fleet. I had planned to have them decorated for NS, but the decals I got from CMR are just too small, I'm afraid (see last picture). I hope to get with them at a show soon and see if they'll print halfway between N and Z. Perhaps those would be at least slightly legible.
The color temperature change can make a huge difference in what you see or should I say the clarity of what you can see. Kind of like the way A black light makes Fluorescent paints stand out at night. Some things, colors, shades, just stand out or are more prevalent under one color tone light than they are under another.
Bryan, A set of good looking trucks. How do you like CMR decals in general? Speaking of shows, anybody going to Railroad Hobby Show in Springfield, MA? Scott
Scott, I've only just begun using the CMR decals, and so far I'm happy with the results. My first test of them was on these couple of DCP 1:256 trucks that previously had blank trailers (sorry for the poor pics, just threw them on the bench quickly). The decals seem quite robust, as they are not just two dimensional...there is a Z coordinate to these......they actually have a thickness that I've never seen in waterslide decals, so be aware of that. I have collected a few of their decal sets for trailers, so I'm hoping to get more done with them in the near future.
If you showed those pictures to a G scaler without telling him what scale it was he'd think you were lying if you told him Z. Want a challenge?........try Z for size!
I can't get this thing started. Got any ether? I also can't get a decent picture of it, but hopefully you get the idea!
Modeled after a Craftsman, but could be a Toro also! At this size, the lettering was asking too much. Better lighting produces better pics, but also shows how brutal the paint job is:
Just craft acrylics. The flat is Folk Art brand, the gloss is Craftsmart brand. Painting with a 0000 brush, meant for watercolors.
Well, I'm not getting any better, but I sure am having fun! And that's really what's important, right? Adding to my fleet of tiny little grass cutters.
Great scene, Robert! Interesting parking lot material! And here I'll show my last one for the time being. Fresh off the table, probably still has wet paint.